Not having breakfast could make you unhappy, a study says


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Not having breakfast could make you unhappy, a study says. — Photo: Filepic

If you don't take the time to eat in the morning, you might be interested to hear that this (bad) habit could be making you unhappy, according to new scientific research. In fact, a study of over 150,000 young people in 42 countries has identified a link between breakfast and life satisfaction.

Rightly or wrongly, parents have long been telling their children that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. While the many nutritional benefits of breakfast are regularly highlighted by science, it's another benefit altogether that is now the subject of a major study.

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